Found this to be interesting information:
9/14/2009 11:20:38 AM
In terms of clinical trials, we should be devoting far more time and money into chemoprevention. That is the use of drugs, natural or synthetic, to prevent cancer in at-risk groups. For example, in doing some research to look into therapies for a relative that has lung cancer, it came to my attention that there are promising chemopreventative agents that have been shown effective in mice and promising in the limited clinical trial that has been completed. Most notably, inositol at relatively high doses (18g/day) has been shown to reverse pre-cancerous lesions. We also have a significant amount of clinical trial data on the use of vitamin D to prevent a broad spectrum of cancers. These are two drugs that are relatively inexpensive and are something that the health care system should be recommending to a ppropriate risk groups.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/report-slams-uneven-coverage-o f-cancer-drugs/article1286414/
INOSITOL – inositol (ih-NOH-sih-TOL)
A nutrient in the vitamin B complex that the body needs in small amounts to function and stay healthy. Inositol helps cells make membranes and respond to messages from their environment. It has the same chemical formula as glucose (the chief s ource of energy for living organisms) but has a different arrangement of atoms. It is found in beans, peas, brown rice, wheat bran and nuts. It is water-soluble (can dissolve in water) and must be taken in every day. Inositol is being studied in the prevention of cancer. Also called myoinositol.
http://www.cancer.gov/Templates/db_alpha.aspx?CdrID=44134
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- By drawing3d
- Posted September 15, 2009 at 3:56 pm
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For what it is worth, my complementary doctor has had me on 2.5 grams of Inositol & IP6 2x per day for quite sometime...
Also had me taking VitD3 @ 2,000 IUs each day. Best to have your VitD levels checked if you go this route. And make sure you are taking CHOLECALCIFEROL, the correct VitD, not VitD2 which is ergocalciferol. Most prescriptions are the wrong form of VitD (eventhough the liver can convert D2 to D3)
Thanks for the links!
God bless,
Ellen
- By cards7up
- Posted September 15, 2009 at 5:42 pm
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The thing is these are not drugs but supplements, so it's also not expensive. And like anything else you have to make sure you don't take too much. Should be monitored as Ellen states.
Take care, JC
- By lbp08
- Posted September 15, 2009 at 6:00 pm
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Ellen - found this site that showed some of the studies.
http://www.raysahelian.com/inositol.html
so what is the IP6 - or how does it work with the inositol?
- By drawing3d
- Posted September 15, 2009 at 6:16 pm
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Here's a lengthy journal on the subject:
http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/content/full/133/11/3778S
Here's a quote from there for those who don't want to scroll thru the whole thing...
"Effectiveness of IP6 as a cancer preventive agent.
Possible mechanisms of the cancer preventive action of IP6 include carcinogen blocking activities, antioxidant activities, and antiproliferation and antiprogression activities (73). Therefore, the strategy of chemoprevention is to use agents that will inhibit mutagenesis, induce apoptosis, induce maturation and differentiation, and inhibit proliferation (74). The antioxidant activity of IP6 is widely accepted and indisputable (11), and IP6 possesses antiproliferative and antiprogression activities. Its induction of terminal differentiation (26,28,29,32,33,38), restoration of immune response (59), modulation of growth factors (58), modulation of signal transduction pathways (15,16,35,57), induction of apoptosis (25,34,45), and possibly inhibition of oncogene activity and restoration of tumor suppressor function are well documented. IP6 not only inhibits the activities of some liver enzymes (75,76) but also significantly increases the hepatic levels of glutathione S-transferase (44,77), both of which indicate its possible role in carcinogen-blocking activities and cancer protection."
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In a nutshell: Basically combined it is a powerful antioxidant, helps support and restore immune function, is an iron chelator and helps revert cancersous cells to normal cells. Sounds good to me and apparently to my doctor too :)
You can get it at most health food stores, vitamin shops and nutrition centers. A bottle will normally run about $45.00
God bless,
Ellen
- By ill_rob
- Posted September 15, 2009 at 6:39 pm
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I have been taking IP-6 with Inositol for over 2 years now (through chemo, radiation, PCI and Gamma Knife). Do not know for sure if it is helping, but it sure is not hurting.
I buy it through Swanson Vitamins online for around $22.00 per bottle (240 tablets). This is aprox. 1/2 price from our local health food store.
- By lbp08
- Posted September 15, 2009 at 10:01 pm
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I.R. - went to your page to see your info - just wondering what type of cancer, how long, what stage -etc. Also - are you doing anything in addition to the IP6 and inositol?
Bridget
- By vs8049
- Posted September 16, 2009 at 8:04 am
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hi, I am stage 1B, tumor is out chemo over, now I need some supplement to kill any remainder cancer cells which might be there, like they say lemongrass causes apostosis or cell death, pls share your experience about supplements, and how can I procure them in india where I reside, best wsihes, vinod.
- By Alisa
- Posted September 16, 2009 at 12:36 pm
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Yes, same as Ellen, my integrative care provider, Dr. Chang, put me on IP6 + inositol 9 years ago after I completed my chemo treatments, along with other supplements.
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